ELECTRICAL NETWORK OF FAULT REGIME MODEL CONSTRUCT FEATURES IN A SINGLE-END TRAVELING WAVE FAULT LOCATION METHOD

Aleksey O. Fedorov, Vladimir S. Petrov, Vitaliy A. Hristoforov

DOI: 10.47026/1810-1909-2021-3-133-139

Key words

fault regime, single-end traveling wave fault location method, traveling wave front, short circuit.

Abstract

In the single-end traveling wave (TW) fault location methods, for determining TW front, the arrival time of which is determined by the place of the short circuit (SC) on the power line, electrical network of fault regime models are constructed. From the electrical network of fault regime models, only one is selected that allows, by the first TW front magnitude and its arrival time, to obtain estimations of the TWs fronts magnitudes and their arrival times which are closest to the corresponding quantities determined from locator measurements. Based on the selected electrical network of fault regime model the used TWs are identified and the fault place is determined. Known implementations of the single-end traveling wave fault location method use simplified electrical network of fault regime model: the influence of the fault type and its resistance, as well as the parameters of the electrical network elements, are not taken into account on the TWs fronts magnitude. These disadvantages can cause both an increased error in determining the fault location and even failure in the operation of the locator. In this article, the theory of constructing electrical network of fault regime model is presented: the influence of fault location and its type on the TWs fronts magnitude are considered. Particular attention is paid to the study of the issue of the TWs generation as a result of the cross-transmission effect. It is shown that in order to correctly determine the used TW front in the electrical network of fault regime model, in addition to the power line length and its characteristic impedance, it is necessary to take into account the short circuit type and its resistance, and the possible TWs generation in one mode under the influence of TWs in another one.

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Information about the authors

Aleksey O. Fedorov – Research Engineer, Power Systems Automation Department, EKRA Ltd, Russia, Cheboksary (fedorov_a@ekra.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8863-5956).

Vladimir S. Petrov – Candidate of Technical Sciences, Assistant Professor, Department of Theoretical Foundations of Electrical Engineering and Relay Protection and Automation, Chuvash State University, Russia, Cheboksary (petrov_vs@ekra.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3667-1442).

Vitaliy A. Hristoforov – 3^rd year Student, Power Engineering Faculty, Chuvash State University, Russia, Cheboksary (hristoforov_va@ekra.ru; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3846-9299).

For citations

Fedorov A.O., Petrov V.S., Hristoforov V.A. ELECTRICAL NETWORK OF FAULT REGIME MODEL CONSTRUCT FEATURES IN A SINGLE-END TRAVELING WAVE FAULT LOCATION METHOD. Vestnik Chuvashskogo universiteta, 2021, no. 3, pp. 133–139. DOI: 10.47026/1810-1909-2021-3-133-139 (in Russian).

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